Adventures Afoot

26/07/2026

Hey peeps, I'm moving over to Substack. It's quieter over there in a very good way... much more about longform, stories, images amd community than ads and reels.

I'm getting back to regular writing after a long break and I would love to see some of you over there. Let me know if you're there already, I'll come and say hi.

21/07/2026

I don't enjoy Facebook anymore, the algorithm rarely shows me what I want to see and instead there are ads galore and reels.

I've been writing quite a lot recently, mostly about my travels and have been unsure how and where to share. Well, I've decided to start a Substack - and I am actually really liking the long form and focus over there. It's a great place to share ideas, travelogue and musings. Come and take a look, and if you're there already let me me know.

https://substack.com/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1erw6v

01/07/2026

My book is still receiving solid 5 star reviews and I am so grateful to everyone who takes the time to leave one. It makes such a difference in encouraging others to take the leap and buy it.

If you have an e-reader, now is a great time to take a look at the e-book version of The Coast to Coast Companion. The price has just been lowered to £6.99 - that's a great summer bargain 😀

https://tinyurl.com/28bk3xmy

If you still love a hard copy over an ebook, ping me a message and I'll send you a code for 15% off a signed book.

The Coast to Coast Companion

28/06/2026

Straight from Scotland I grabbed a shower at Cairn Lodge services (iykyk) then headed to Borrowdale to bag me some Wainwrights... some I'd done before and a couple of new ones.

I now have 7 left to complete... will I do them this year though? I've been dragging my heels for years, kind of reluctant to finish them I think, wondering what I'll do next.

I'm now decided - I'm going to get back to the Munros - I'm about 120 in, so I have many, many return visits to Scotland to look forward to.

29/05/2026

It's taken a lot of effort and I'm finally starting to feel like I'm returning to myself.

I've never been that assed about the gym but these sessions of quiet graft squeezed into my lunch break have done a lot for me. It's been good to add some new strategies into the well known mix.

There's probably a longer story to tell... a lot has changed in the last couple of years. I am still working in Adventure Travel but have had a big shift of direction. Starting to really get on top of my health and wellbeing... it's been a long journey, but I'm used to those.

24/05/2026

Recharging my batteries with exercise and sunshine 🌞

Lots of cuckoo activity, spotted a pair of plover and made a new mate... 🪶

03/05/2026

As 5 year labours of love go, I am delighted (and a little relieved) that my book is getting so many 5 star reviews :)

And it's now for sale at Sam Reads Bookshop in Grasmere, the Book Lounge in Kirkby Lonsdale and the Post Office in Orton, with more venues to come :)

There's 15% off signed copies right now :) Use code C2C15

https://adventuresafoot.co.uk/coast-to-coast/

12/04/2026

We have a Book Giveaway winner... 🥳🎉🎆

Congratulations to...

Anna B Sexton - Networked Leverage who has won a copy of The Coast to Coast Companion and a trail notebook 📚

Whoop whoop... time to get planning 🥾

28/03/2026

📚 BOOK GIVEAWAY 📚

🏞 This week the Coast to Coast Path became an official National Trail.

📖 To mark the occasion I am giving away a signed copy of my book The Coast to Coast Companion, PLUS a Coast to Coast Walker's Notebook to one lucky winner!

To enter:

✅️ Follow this account

✅️ Tag your travel buddy in the comments

✅️ Share this post

For a bonus entry:

🔗 Share to your story and tag me!

🌎 GB entries only

⏱️ Ends on 6th April

🏆 Winner announced on 11th April

18/03/2026

My beautiful book has been getting about... a copy destined for Orton was snapped out in the sunshine today and another spotted in the window of